Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Ntopwa 11th with 35 points, Masters Security 16th with 20, 15 apart. Ntopwa had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 3rd in the league over the last five rounds against 11th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Ntopwa 1.37 scored and 1.6 conceded per game, Masters Security 0.73 and 1.73, with the league averaging 1.18.
Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Ntopwa. Defeat had followed defeat for Masters Security — three in succession. Over the last five, Ntopwa had taken 9 of 15 points to Masters Security's 3.
The match was played at Mulanje Park Stadium. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 3-0.